Hillside plow



' Nov.24, 1931. L M. TOPICK' I 1,833,763

HILLSIDE PLOW Filed March 16. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 MM E TOFVCK Nov. 24, 1.931. V v M. TOPICK I 1,833,763-

HILLSIDE PLOW I Fil ed March 16. 1929 -2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I jP atentd "24,

tion is t provide ahill side jgi ldwembodying;

a in w e upp r i rame v n as:

V sociated therwith i'nra noi el mann r, a sup plemental fram i the plows mp CI l frame "and rahged asl'to permitth'sam tobe'ii'aiseoil and flowered on the inain frame, whereby thei depth of the plow ean} b6 regulated alid l wherebytheplow's "c211 biaised above the'.

ground 530 as tqjfacilitate map-111m of; th;

machine from" 911g to gthf' other;

Anbther imporp it object pf my invention is the "provision 10f novel means for "moving certain ofjthe plbw' 'bpttoms of :th gamgfqff' plows 0'11 th "supplemenfial l frame, whereby ti n rlativgtherto. i-

vision; of novel' mans' for br mng thiplow 13 morxckgoksmqxsnmen; PENNSYLvKNf-A l fcrank ia pivita ly conne t dlt l lfhf t nig ili m h drawings, 1 in? which 7 drawings a Figure 1 isrfiato p plhnviewpfmy improved Figure 2 1f showing qparts .therebfbroken away. and in =1 other frangibIe pin-22,%

shown, the

wad d. wear p ir f j i a d 81, a r n d.

""raised when the device isunhooked tractor. andnot'beingnse'd. r a x I Y Thesnppleniental jframe iOjlS arranged 5 within'fthe inain frarneBand thissupplemental frame also includes side-beams 24 and j r; 25 cbnnected. at tl'lBlIjiiQl'iWfiIidfQIldS. t0; front. "beam 26 and iat'their ends to' a rear cross g ?beaii1'27;. As shown, the Sidebeams QQ and' s, "25 Agrad'ually incline inwardly toward-the. qfront, bar 26. This supplemental framer?G" 'can he braced, if so desired-, by intermediatev a rock, treestump or the like. If preferred,

the s'ide beams5 and 6 adjacent to their for- 7 Ward ends can be prdvided with adjustable V ylegs23 which'canbe meved to a loweredgpo- :'sitionliforuholdingtheifrent of theframe froin'the the main .fr'=i fi:B', 01' that ,the' sani can. be raised'andjlgwered;"and as shown .Iihave pro- 1 The links- 30 and 31; are conne ted "at their. wrearfefnds'to-the side .bars- 24 and 25' of the; pp7 m 1 r me-Shy? e n of Piv pins 32am? at their forwa d endsto theiside bars 5a A ,3 Elie! o w r n IQIf h l ppl 'ms i frame C is feennectegl Tina similar manner: td theimnt of the main frame and "a link 7' 34? is pro viideclir whieh, is 'pivotally conneeted to; the frontlbal'r 726 Of the supplemental frame 1'16 (if the main frame B by piyotvpin s by meanspf apivptpin 35, and to thej front e bar 7jef ,the main frame Biby means (if a pivot pin 36. Infoi'iler ,te raise" and lQ er "the sup v 1i plernentjal {flame en}, the :links '30, .31, and

7 j 34 B lan 'oper'ating 'hand 'il'ewfer BTis employed V lp'ivgta'llylednneeted tojthe frc rit naill fam bar s lt-de ire ;thi op r in h i lever 37Jlean' b'e'j Cbnnecteehbn {the pivot pin" seas hown, The hand levers? Ii'seperative-1 ly Icon QeOt'ed ,tQ- the supplemental fra ne I zsbylii ea s q sl nk" 81 .11 s inkv i onirieetedj tofthe" operatingha'nd lever 37 ,153 'Lme n' f ap Pi 3 i d.' o'the- PP em 11 V f/cal framle" a; similar pivot pin; the pivot. ip- 35mm,; employedfor this purpose; n In: :1orclli tq loldthe adjnsting hand leverl37'l my l ferrfidfi juf fi PQEi i ilIt S e a I w th a r fbf sp er-5 pen gsi w; tvok nyf nr fgw hfc n be, i V v 'serted aheldingheekfl,pivbtallyjearriedtby; bracket 42 securedftq-th ,frQn-tframe bar,

plemental jfra'meG is cbnnected te end thereojflisl'ia-link 56whieh s in tummynectedat 'itsrear end tofa pivot bolt 52. T Thins;

The 'supplernental frame 1 supports a p111} ybf pl wf btf 'm i f ii s s o -li er ided*a frdntjplofibettom 4C5; anfinter- ;I .-med a tfplijivv 'bottonis46 ah dfa rear' lo bot-1 47; :The efrehtpl iwhtto lil @5 is rig-idly :qnneetedjin;any deisiredj vyay to the g'front J intermediate'eross bar 28 of thesupplemental frame g 'lhevintermediate and rear plo w bot- T V toms (lGaandI47' are'eonnected Withthe Sup-x 5 P19 e ta1 ai ei 'nQveL n so hat--;1.,A h "PlQW Q QP in -m eithe same pan bef'e'ther. movedz .tojthe; leftor i eeni th fi. 1:ha Ye P Vid dnimpmye i l I side plow whi'chfl anlbeaccilr tel'y'steerel'andl in which the plpwbbttdms an? be; adjusted?" 'fra-nleiahaving dirigih'le'supl ortingwhelg a 5 to thefrig htiof the ibiigimanhi hf the machine dneither side 'o fthe front 'rigid 7 it plewrho ttom 4 7 Assho'wnyl have provided a supporting beam or lever 48 which is I'OCk-l ably mounted atfa point intermediate its ends manipnlating handle 50. Thefplow bottoms a v1443, andl'larepixibtallysupported by the beam erxlever48'in anydesiredway-snchas by up-i f standling headed jpir'isofbOlts 52. .By. gijasp- 2 ing efhandl 5. h vle rg b m m be swung on its iiivet l aiidthus move theplow 1 Y "bottoms Hand tq'the' d'esiregl p esitionx 1111* f V order to facilit tethem vement Of'the plow bottoms 4:6 andllgto thede'siredipdsition; I

previdea'secondf'operatiiigvlever ,fifilwhichij can be-rockablyfm unte'djbn the. piV tipin-49. 5

' Theffront fend bf fthe' manipulating lever 53;

isfalso prdxiid ll', with" a 'nianipiilating; handle it i 54.; Pivotallyfconnecte'clbyfrrreansbf a piriop, pin 55 withthe leverfiii dj inttb'the'rear y i A I,

y h ons u ti yig aspi gm anin 50 andi54fand swinging 'the same to right or a; left-as theease maybe, the 'plowbotitoms 46F and 47anfbe movedfon either side'of the, longitudinal aXi's'pfthejfraHie', Afterthe levershave beenswling t9 the 6.6;; sired p sitiQn,-and thQPlQW bOttOm SmQVBd i r a t 0, the' right or left, as'.".the,; caseimay be,"-the i same.are,,-he1d,a ainst b ckward a dr s inge' 1 'ingfmQVementinanydesired'atljilsted'poshg 'ti n, by n eansef hqoks 03m; 61 hicharei 1 pivotally mounted en 'the"frame-bars 9A and 25 for thesu plemenm rra egc; fiwhenmhf t dinal center of the frame; the ll'QQk JG O: can i a, he hedke'dl.eyer'theextendedfind,Of the lever; 53 and-thus lioldthesame a 'g'a'in'stlr'eai'v'vartlly swingingj' movementi fthepmw boaems s 22116147. are; 'swung f to theileft jthen' hefho'ok: 9 9 61cm hehooked eveiiithe' extended end (ifthei laterally lof, the}lngitildinal xcenter:of wellframe and'alsd 'inzaa vertiealgplanel i {g1} 11:4 7

Changes in*tdetailsmay be made WithbUttdeparting" from the spirit 'erthescepeofthis V invention hut' WhatI claim 'as ne'wisz frame, means for raising and lowering the ing the supplemental framewith themain 7 go hind'theother, the leading-plow bottom be 2 5 and holding the last mentioned plow bottoms",

. 35 justing leverrockably carried by the front 40 front plow bottom connected with the "sup-i 9in an adjusted position, p lntestimony whereof I aflixdmysigna'ture supplemental frame, links'hingedly connect in}; the supplementaljfra-me Withgthe main supplemental frame bodily n the main frame parallel therewith, plow' bottoms carried by'the supplemental frame one in back of the other,'th'eleadingplow'bottom'being rigidly connected Withq'the supplemental frame, and meansforsimultane'ously adjust ing the remaining plow bottoms laterally ,on

thesupplemental frame.

. 2;;AV hill side plow comprising a main 7 f? h a frame, having dirigible supporting heels, a supplemental frame, linkshingedly connectframe, means for raising and loweringthe T' supplemental frame bOdlIyQ-OII the main frame and parallel therewith, plow bottoms .carriedby the supplemental frame one be ing rigidly connected f'vvith thesupplemental, frame, "means for simultaneously adjusting the remainingplovvbottoms laterally'o'nthe supplemental frame, and means for bracingl in adjusted position.

a 3. A hillside plow comprising a mainj frame including side and-end bars, a sup-A plemental frame arranged Within the main frameincluding side and end'bars, side links 1 pivotally connecting the side bars of the main and supplemental framestogether, a front a link pivotally connected to the front bars of the main andsupplemental frames, an j ad'- bar 'of the main frame,aan."adjusting link a J rockably connecting the adjusting lever vvith" the supplemental frame, means for-iholding the adjusting lever in an adjusted position a' p1ementalframe,a movable beam pivotally e carried by the supplemental frame, plow bot toms pivotally connected to said-beam onein: back of theother, beam adjusting lever pive i i otally mounted on the supplemental frame, a

link pivotally connecting the rear end of the T 7 last mentioned beam adjusting lever to .the 1 1 rearmost plow bott om,and meansfor hold- .a a ing the plow bottoms'a'gainst movement and s 

